Preventing HIV infection in people who inject drugs also prevents HIV in pregnant women and newborn children
By working with people who inject drugs we can get them into treatment
An evidence-based practice to connect IDUs to:
Counseling and treatment
Testing for HIV, Hepatitis, and other infections
Education about harms associated with drug use and how to minimize them
Safe disposal of contaminated equipment
In 194 US cities in 2014 including
​Nashville
Pittsburgh
Kansas City, MO
Cincinnati
Who are we trying to reach? Intravenous drug users (IDUs) 18-25 year olds are the fastest growing segment of IDUs